S
S stands for
A. Seriousness
B. Situation
C. Social History
What is Situation
B stand for
A. Background
B. Behavior
C. Blood Pressure
What is Background
A stands for
A. Activity
B. Awareness
C. Assessment
What is Assessment
R stands for
A. Results
B. Recommendation
C. Risk factors
What is Recommendation
This structured communication techniques is used to standardize communication between two or more people.
What is SBAR?
Nurse calling the physician.
Pam Anderson's HCT has dropped from 25 to 20 since her last check 8 hours ago. She is your patient who was in the ATV accident 2 days ago. She feels dizzy, tired, and her heart rate is 110. Would you like to give her some PRBC's?
What is the Situation?
What is Pam Anderson's HCT has dropped from 25 to 20 since her last check 8 hours ago.
Nurse calling the physician.
Pam Anderson's HCT has dropped from 25 to 20 since her last check 8 hours ago. She is your patient who was in the ATV accident 2 days ago. She feels dizzy, tired, and her heart rate is 110. Would you like to give her some PRBC's?
What is the Background?
What is She is your patient who was in the ATV accident 2 days ago.
Nurse calling the physician.
Pam Anderson's HCT has dropped from 25 to 20 since her last check 8 hours ago. She is your patient who was in the ATV accident 2 days ago. She feels dizzy, tired, and her heart rate is 110. Would you like to give her some PRBC's?
What is the assessment?
What is She feels dizzy, tired, and her heart rate is 110.
Nurse calling the physician.
Pam Anderson's HCT has dropped from 25 to 20 since her last check 8 hours ago. She is your patient who was in the ATV accident 2 days ago. She feels dizzy, tired, and her heart rate is 110. Would you like to give her some PRBC's?
What is the recommendation?
What is Would you like to give her some PRBC's?
This was identified as the root cause in more than 70% of serious medical errors.
What is communication?
Nurse calling anesthesia.
Suzy Jacobson is in the PACU. Her pain score is 8/10. She had a vaginal hysterectomy with an anterior and posterior repair 20 minutes ago. I have given her 100mcg of Fentanyl. She writhing in pain. Her HR is elevated and she is crying. Can I get an order for something else for pain?
What is the Situation?
What is Suzy Jacobson is in the PACU. Her pain score is 8/10.
Nurse calling anesthesia.
Suzy Jacobson is in the PACU. Her pain score is 8/10. She had a vaginal hysterectomy with an anterior and posterior repair 20 minutes ago. I have given her 100mcg of Fentanyl. She writhing in pain. Her HR is elevated and she is crying. Can I get an order for something else for pain?
What is the Background?
What is She had a vaginal hysterectomy with an anterior and posterior repair 20 minutes ago. I have given her 100mcg of Fentanyl.
Nurse calling anesthesia.
Suzy Jacobson is in the PACU. Her pain score is 8/10. She had a vaginal hysterectomy with an anterior and posterior repair 20 minutes ago. I have given her 100mcg of Fentanyl. She is writhing in pain. Her HR is elevated and she is crying. Can I get an order for something else for pain?
What is the assessment?
What is She is writhing in pain. Her HR is elevated and she is crying.
Nurse calling anesthesia.
Suzy Jacobson is in the PACU. Her pain score is 8/10. She had a vaginal hysterectomy with an anterior and posterior repair 20 minutes ago. I have given her 100mcg of Fentanyl. She writhing in pain. Her HR is elevated and she is crying. Can I get an order for something else for pain?
What is the recommendation?
What is can I get an order for something else for pain?
True or False
SBAR communication tool is a structured communication tool which has shown a reduction in adverse events in a hospital setting.
What is true